Paul Cocksedge reveals the creative and emotional reaction to getting evicted from his London studio at Salone this year. Rekindling his longtime partnership with New York gallery Friedman Benda, they are presenting a collection of tables and shelves made from cylinders dug out of the studio’s floor. The concept for the collection was created in collaboration with Beatrice Trussardi, part of the eponymous fashion family and a supporter of creative projects. With the help of Trussardi, the body of work will be displayed in Milan’s Palazzo Bocconi-Rizzoli-Carraro, a 17th century building which, like Cocksedge’s studio, is undergoing a serious overhaul.

Designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of studio Formafantasma celebrate ten years of design with a special exhibition chronicling their light works. Housed in Spazio Krizia, one of Fuorisalone’s first locations and re-opened after several years of inactivity, the show will include their minimal lamps, crafted in metal and lava stone and featuring reflections and colour. The design duo also partners with lighting brand Flos, which will launch two new lamp designs by Formafantasma this year.

The Euroluce lighting exhibition returns to the Milanese fair, with, among other highlights, a new brand called Flos with Sarfatti – created by the Italian giant in collaboration with Danish brand Astep, reissuing important works by master Gino Sarfatti. The fair also sees Salone Satellite’s 20th edition, presenting a typically impressive roster of 650 designers, including Wallpaper* Young Designer of the Year, Gustavo Martini.

This is the third time Spanish brand Loewe has taken on the Milanese fair. For 2017, it is embracing craft more than ever, with a new exhibition of furniture, textiles and ceramics titled ’Loewe: This is Home’. The selection includes oak pieces designed in Yorkshire, Spanish ceramics and fabric spun in eclectic forms. The display is set to be creative director Jonathan Anderson’s ultimate collage of Loewe’s artisan culture.

For the past five years Louis Vuitton has explored creative travel objects with its ongoing ’Objets Nomades’ project. Unveiled in Milan during Salone del Mobile, the latest collection in the series includes a playful sofa by the Campana brothers, the shape of which is inspired by clouds and Botticelli’s shell for his Venus, and India Mahdavi’s side-table, inspired by talismans and created using marquetry techniques.

Norway’s contemporary design and craft

Norway’s latest crop of hot designers and craftsmen returns to Ventura Lambrate. This year, interior designer and architect Katrin Greiling curated the selection while Norwegian-Italian studio Kråkvik & D’Orazio was responsible for the exhibition’s design, given the theme of ’Everything is connected’. The roster of talent will include Vera & Kyte, Andreas Bergsaker and Sara Polmar.